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TROPICAL STORM BARRY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 6A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
7 PM CDT FRI AUG 03 2001
...BARRY DRIFTING ERRATICALLY...NO CHANGE IN STRENGTH...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA FROM THE MOUTH OF THE PEARL RIVER TO MORGAN CITY
LOUISIANA. THIS WATCH COULD BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING LATER TONIGHT.
AT 7 PM CDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BARRY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.5 WEST OR
ABOUT 190 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
BARRY HAS BEEN DRIFTING ERRATICALLY FOR THE PAST FEW HOURS. A SLOW
MOTION TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO RESUME
LATER TONIGHT OR SATURDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
SOME COASTAL FLOODING COULD OCCUR OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES
FROM THE CENTER...MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT.
REPEATING THE 7 PM CDT POSITION...26.8 N... 87.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...DRIFTING ERRATICALLY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 10 PM CDT.
FORECASTER BEVEN
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